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Washington Examiner, RedState, Fox News and Just the News report that House Majority Leader Steve Scalise sent a letter on Thursday to House Republican committee chairmen, asking them to prepare for possible investigations if Democrats win the House next year. According to the outlets, Scalise wrote that Democrats will use oversight powers to harass President Trump, his family and cabinet officials. He asked chairmen to take inventory of current and likely Democratic investigations, identify possible Democratic targets, and review recent Supreme Court rulings and a Justice Department memo. Just the News reports that Scalise is also seeking the GOP minority leader post against Rep. Jim Jordan.

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  1. Scalise sent a letter on Thursday to House Republican committee chairmen urging them to prepare for possible Democratic investigations if Democrats take the House.

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  2. In the letter, Scalise said Democrats will use oversight authorities to harass President Trump, his family and cabinet officials.

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  3. The letter asks chairmen to take inventory of Democratic investigations and identify potential Democratic targets, including officials, programs and allies.

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  4. The letter asks chairmen to review recent Supreme Court rulings and a Justice Department memo relevant to oversight.

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  5. Scalise is seeking the GOP minority leader post against Rep. Jim Jordan.

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Washington Examiner, RedState, Fox News and Just the News report that Scalise sent committee chairmen a letter on Thursday urging them to prepare for possible Democratic investigations. This coverage comes only from the right, and it tells the story through Scalise’s own warnings of retribution and witch hunts.

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    Headlines present the letter as a defense plan against expected Democratic retribution and witch hunts, echoing Scalise’s words; Fox News says it shields Trump from probes.

    House GOP launches defense plan to Loaded verb“shield Trump”The headline states the letter’s purpose as shielding Trump, which asserts a motive the letter does not state in those words.More neutral: prepare forDisagree with this highlight? from looming Democrat investigations
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    barrageshield Trumptrumped-up chargesbrazen, violent rhetoric

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  • Sensational language

    barrageMore neutral: series

    The word presents expected investigations as an overwhelming assault rather than a number of probes.

    …is giving Republican lawmakers a new playbook to go up against an expected barrage of Democrat-led investigations in the new Congress.

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

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    shield TrumpMore neutral: prepare for

    The headline states the letter’s purpose as shielding Trump, which asserts a motive the letter does not state in those words.

    House GOP launches defense plan to shield Trump from looming Democrat investigations

    Used byFox News (Far Right)

  • Delegitimizing label

    trumped-up chargesMore neutral: charges

    Calls past prosecutions of Democrats’ opponents baseless before the evidence is set out.

    …the history of the Democrats' willingness to try to jail political opponents on trumped-up charges, the brazen, violent rhetoric that has incited numerous assassination attempts,…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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    brazen, violent rhetoricMore neutral: heated rhetoric

    Describes a party’s rhetoric with judgemental adjectives rather than quoting specific statements.

    …willingness to try to jail political opponents on trumped-up charges, the brazen, violent rhetoric that has incited numerous assassination attempts, and see Scalise's warning…

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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    incited numerous assassination attemptsMore neutral: has drawn criticism for violent language

    Asserts a causal link to assassination attempts without evidence in the excerpt.

    …on trumped-up charges, the brazen, violent rhetoric that has incited numerous assassination attempts, and see Scalise's warning on paper, it should still send a chill.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

  • Sensational language

    should still send a chillMore neutral: is a cause for concern

    Tells readers how to feel about the letter instead of describing its content.

    …numerous assassination attempts, and see Scalise's warning on paper, it should still send a chill.

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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    Urgent LetterMore neutral: letter

    The word urgent adds drama to a letter whose urgency the article does not establish.

    Every GOP Chairman Just Got This Urgent Letter Warning of the Coming Democrat Retribution

    Used byRedState (Far Right)

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    countless witch huntsMore neutral: investigations

    Calls planned oversight investigations witch hunts, a judgement of motive presented as fact, although it is Scalise’s own wording.

    …House Democrats will enact “retribution” against Republicans and launch “countless witch hunts” in the name of “oversight” investigations.

    Quoted byWashington Examiner (Right)

    These are Steve Scalise’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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    weaponizeMore neutral: use

    Describes the use of oversight powers as weaponizing, a judgement about intent, although it is Scalise’s own wording.

    “They will weaponize every single gavel to appease their radical base,” he wrote, per a copy of the…

    Quoted byWashington Examiner (Right)

    These are Steve Scalise’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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    radical baseMore neutral: supporters

    Labels Democratic supporters as radical, a characterization that pre-judges them, although it is Scalise’s own wording.

    “They will weaponize every single gavel to appease their radical base,” he wrote, per a copy of the letter obtained by the Washington Examiner.

    Quoted byWashington Examiner (Right)

    These are Steve Scalise’s words. The outlets are reporting them.

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  • Democratic retribution and witch hunts
  • defense plan for GOP chairmen
  • shielding Trump and allies from probes
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